and laura christian is with us.e is the mother of amber rose who died after her 2005 , chevrolet cobalt crashed and the air bag failed to deploy on july 29, 2005. amber was 16 years old. since then, laura christian has become an auto-safety advocate. she runs the facebook page "gm recall survivors." let us begin with you, laura christian. can you go back to that day -- i hate to make you do this, but the day of your daughter amber rose's debt and talk about what happened. where was she? and sheas at a party was on her way out and hit an incline. her car went airborne, struck multiple trees and she was and down by the dashboard itself. unfortunately, she did not make it. i got the call early that morning. i can still imagine it, it is like i am still there some days, standing by the glass door and hearing that just screaming, no! us at youou tell understood at th time haened? >> shortly after, at her funeral, emts approached us and told us the airbags did not deploy and should have deployed. in investigator was hired

. >> reporter: laura christian had hoped season at general motors would be held criminally responsibleor dhaet of her daughter. she died in a 2005 crash causeded by the ignition switch shifting out of the run position, disabling her power steering and air bags while the car was rolling. the company new about the problem for more than a decade before instituting a retall. it admits the problem lead to at least 124 deaths and hundreds of injuries, but by settling with the government no one at gm or anywhere else is expected to face charges. the company itself will be criminally charged with covering up the ignition flaw, and the company will have to pay a nearly $1 billion fine. that's less than the $1.2 million toyota had to pay in march of 2014 for the sudden and in some cases fatal acceleration of its cars. >> we have apologized, but that is just one step in the journey to resolve this. >> reporter: since the ceo took over in 2013, gmrshgz has agreed to compensate victims or their families at looets $1 million each. the company has always paid a $35 million fine to the national highwa

. >> laura christian had hoped someone at general motors would be held criminally responsible for the death of her daughter, amber marie rose. she died in a 2005 crash, caused by the ignition switch in her chevrolet cobalt shifting out of the run position. that disabled the power steering, power brakes and her airbags while the car was still moving. >> we now know that g.m. employees new about these dangerous and deadly defect and did nothing. >> g.m. new about the problem for more than a decade before instituting a 2.6 million car recall. g.m. admits the problem led to at least 124 deaths and hundreds of injuries, but by settling with the government, no one at g.m. or anywhere else is expected to face criminal charges. under the reported terms of the deal, the company itself will be criminally charged with covering up the ignition flaw and the company will have to pay a nearly $1 billion fine, less than the $1.2 billion toyota had to pay in marsh, 2014 for the sudden and in some cases fatal acceleration of its cars. >> we have apologized, but that is just one step in the journey to r

laura: the party of former president nicholas sarkozy has dropped a candidate from regional elections because of comments she made about race. she said that france was "a judeo-christian country for the white race," a statement that sarkozy said does not tally with the party's ideals. with controversy swirling around his party, nicholas sarkozy made the call. she is off the list, unable to represent the republicans in her constituency in the east of france. >> i and the head of a political faction with many different -- i am the head of the political faction with many different elements. >> she came under fire for comments made on french television. >> france is a country of white race where we also welcome foreigners. >> remarks about ethnicity and race that sparked scandal in her center-right party. >> you got to be careful with words. words are like bullets. france is a nation made up of people of different origins. >> fundamentally, i think her remarks are unacceptable. france is not a skin color. france is not a race. it is a shared history, culture, and a desire to live together. the french republic is not based on principles of apartheid. >> on learning she had

laura: ♪ me nuevo espacio que ahora es tuyo ♪ vero: muchos se pueden identificar con christian camachosabÍa quÉ era lo que decÍa la gente. vero: recibiendo el 81% de los votos logrÓ cautivar con su hermosa voz. christian: no hay nada que cambiar, no hay nada que decir, me enamorÉ de ti. vero: uno de los chicos cumpliÓ su sueÑo esa misma noche. con el 83% logrÓ cantar frente a ricky martin. el momento mÁs cÓmico fue cuando su madre conociÓ a ricky martin. estaremos con ellos en cada paso de la competencia. vero: estamos hablando justo de johansson. marcÓ ayer la pauta porque fue valiente, fue atrevido. hizo lo que nadie mÁs yo voy a cantar. desecharon y gaby: tenÍa el torito. -tenÍa el tono. vero: yo tenÍa la cara de alguien y no sabÍa quiÉn era. johnny: estamos hablando de allende. con el 73% de la votaciÓn no fue salvado por alejandro sanz. despuÉs, al audicionar, pudo audicionar. fue salvado por ricky martin. no por alejandro sanz. johnny: allÍ estamos viendo con estaba cantando. vero: fernando es el ser mÁs bueno. quÉ bueno! y ricky y alejandro lo pasÓ pero laura dijo que Él no esta

laura. >> thank you very much. >>> the fate two of teens accused of murdering a paramedic in the oakland hills goes to a jury today. jurors are expected to begin deliberations in the trial of christian burton and david mckneel. they are accused of killing quinn boyer near his father's home more than two years ago. prosecutors say it was part of a crime spree by a group of teens that included carjackings, robly rhode island and two shootings. >>> it is likely going to be a rough start to the school year for students at a peninsula school. counselor was killed in a weekend boating accident. michael harris just started a new job at menlo school this year as a counselor. the 26-year-old was with his girlfriend and three other people when their small boat was hit by another boat on the water near catalina island on sunday. their father, peter harris, is well known in the bay area. he is a former 49ers ceo. he was a fixture at menlo school. mike's alley harris' brother david said that michael want stod just give back to the community. >>> he understood that his calling was in helping people who he could identify with growing into stronger leaders and stronger people. >> michael and both o